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`PLOW. APPLICATION FILED MAE. 23, 1912A .Patented @11.21, 1913.

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PLOW. APPLIGATION FILED MAB.. 23, 1912.

Patented Jan.2l,`1913.

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upon a wheeled frame, such asthat disclosed and claimed in our copending application filed March 23, 1912, No. 685,868, it will nevertheless provide or perniit of the greatest control and facility of operation by the operator. In other words,- it is sought to provide a machine plow which will be come parable with a hand plow in respect to its manipulative capacity, and which in addition will, by the use of a plurality of plows and by reason of thc great traction power available and the Superior application thereof, perform a great amount of work and require the services of a single attendant with a minimum of labor. The plowing instru- Inentalities may be advantageously connected with a draw bar 85 located rearward of the axle of the-propellin wheels and preferably near the center o aframe directly underlying the crossing of the diagonale 18 and 24 so as to utilize the point of maximum strength of the frame for 'carrying the load of the plows. This draw bar is referably positioned nea-r the ground so t at the leo le so as to-avoid undue bending strains in the parts, and to that end, brackets 86-and 87 may be bolted to and depend from the side beam 2 and the diagonal 18 respectively.

This invention seeks to provide a plow construction having certain adjustments such` that the plows may freely and automatically operate. at any predetermined depth without involving any strains or applications of force other than are utilized 1n the regular pulling of such plows. To that end, the arm or standard 92 of the plow S93-has its upper portion arranged between the sides of the U-shaped segment 94 Fia. 4 and the .pin 95 serves to pivot these lpull on the plows may be as direct as possi- -parts to the plow beams 96 and 97. This case4 any unduly abrupt load or shock isy brought on the plow, such pin will shear and prevent damage to other parts. At one end t-'he segment 94 is provided with gear teeth 99, which mesh with corresponding teeth 100, on the segment 101, which is pivoted to the plow beams bythe pivot bolt 102. This mechanism Ais connected to the draw bar in such a manner that -the angle between the toe 103 of the plow andthe draw beam 96 may be varied, even when the plow is being drawn through the groundand without involving undue strength on the part of the operator. The effect of this hasv been found to vary the depth of the plow in the ground, as will be tully explained Subsc-- quently,.z'. e., should the plow be swung-anticlockwise about the pivot 95, then 1t will ciently great, the plow, of course, will rise `to the surface of the ground and will trail thereo'ver without doing any work. The mechanism for enabling this angular adjustment to be effected with'ease and certainty may now be described.

Fixed toand spaced along the draw bar 85 is a series of levers 104, 114, and 119. Each lever ha-s `a short a-rm 115,'eXtend-ing below the draw bar 85 and provided with an aperture for the pin 116, whereby it is pivoted tothe plow bea-ms 9697. Thepurpose of pivoting these beams 96 and 97 .to this lever, instead of directlyv to the draw bar 85, is to cause them to be moved back slightly and allow a corresponding retreat of the plowl whenever the angle of the ,latter is to be so adjustedas to cause the plow to seek ay higher level or emerge from the ground, as the case may be. V It has been found that this .peculiar connection greatly facilitates this operation and materially reduces the 4labor required for the manipulation. of the levers. -The upper arm of each of the levers 104, 114 and 119 is provided with a slot 105, adapted to enable the pivot bolt 106 to be fixed in various adjusted positions. This boltmay be constructed in the manner shown more clearly by Fig. 3, and may consist of the head 107, the journal portion 108, the clamping washers 109, and the clamping' nut 110, all as will readily be understood. To this pivot pin is journaled the end of the rod 111 which slidably telescopes within the tube 112 which is in turnsecured in the socket 113 of the segment 101. By turning the levers 104, 114 and 119 to the right, Fig. 2, the rod 111 will slide and be somewhat withdrawn from its telescoping-tube 112 and the latter will swing toward the beam 96. This will, through the segments 94 and 101, move the also upwardly toward the beam 96 and simultaneously the beam 96-.will be thrown slifrhtly to the rear by the pivot 116. eference should here be made to Fig. 4, which shows the draw beam 96' made straight and the draw beam 97 bent out or spread away from its companion, beginning at a point near the pivot 102. This provides the desirable wide base insuring steadiness against any side play of the plows. The forward end of the beam 97 is mounted in a somewhat analogous manner to that justdescribed in connection with the beam 96, but certain refinements may be noted whereby plow in a contrary direction, but

a single pivot pin may be used for supporta distance from the, first mentioned lever las -eqnal angular sinned to be on a. level.

tonnelle th v longer than that, oi' the tiret mention 1d iever wel, in proportion to the inereaeed distance between the eeeond plow and the draw ber, eo that a similar angular movement of Said draw bar will produce p niovemente in all the plowe. ln like ma the third drawdial.' lererhae .longer upper erm. rihe lower arms however ot an equal length in the several nete. 'nig ierere, so that a similar and identleal retreat of the piowe will take place simil' eouely., Turning to Fig. 4t, ee the the several is apertured to reeoiv-e the pin liti, said apertlire beingehonl; tiered at il?, to enable such pin to be drawn t l `nto position by the nat 118 without either the ybent plow benin 97 or u t plow benin 96 ot the companion hie straight draw beam ot the seernaled on the eoneentrie porboit, but the bent draw beam plow ie iournaled on an ee- `on lill and is; retained against vement by the washer and ily reason et this construction. that the center et the pivot the nent beam may be varied in position h eo t ie corresponding' plow may be given any red lateral position with relation to its oozing-anions, This construction ie tol iowed in the several Connections ot the bent and straight draw beanie, andthe right-hand eide Straight draw beam 96 may be Secured by' ordinary pin to its arm, or the saine pine may be used throughout and at the eidee where but a single draw-beani connue-ete with the lever7 the absent member may by a washer ot Similar thieliarro; eonneeted to the 'traine at its toreinl only' pivote. the i'ilouhbeani t 11j element tree lo rise and sinh at roar lend aeeordinjg; to the action et the `in the ejrminfl. leing 'tree to Seele lei/eh the plow will dig deeper it its downwardijw. or oonvereelymntil a e-.ireetion el? equilibriinn whieh. pnrpoaee or eitlfrlanatioin niay be Ythe depth in the theretore degenti upon the igggle between the 'plow and the draw beam.

Ythat the depth will grooten or lees with a, eorrespending 'variation in such angle. f'l'."he angle being fixed, a definite will be approximated ihis aotion by the System ot levers and l`nli1s determining euch angle. for. should le 'plow rise, the System will operate to' deepen the piteh beyond that whieh would he prt ed with a. fixed anmle; this aeeentuated et t being ineidehtal to en'inereaee d epth is; Sensiti Zed lease oi this manipulation ie further entlle fact that the draw beam 1S connected to the 'traine through the depending arm ot the leventor its pull tends to turn such lever in the direction which it would be moved by the operator in causing e shallowing;- of the eut. in other words, the plow beam ie pivoted at ite front end to a rock arm whereby the pivotal point has a movement in the are ot'V a circle thrustingI the beam forwardly or rearwardly in the 'vertical plane.

haneed 'by The plow and its eupport vare in turn `pivoted to the rear end of the beam, and mechanism connecte` said support to a second roelt arm, so that when the roeking mechanism ie operated the beam and support are silnultaneousliT rocked within thel vertical plane to adinet the plow point. ililhen the roel; sha'lt operating lever is set. the beam i; still free to roelr. on its 'Fixed pivot which movement will also edjust4 the relationship ot the plow Support with respect to the beam. The movement olf the beam and the member for rocking' the snp port on the beam ie in this embodiment snbstantially isser-like in character when the .rock shaft is actuated, or when the beam reeks; on its pivot while the latter is loc-lied in its fixed position. The rocking meehaniem may be operated to point the plow downwardly orupwardlT 'for eml'vedding the plow in the earth or withdrawing it so that the depth. ou. furrow can be eontrolled. rhe

tunetionot the mechanism when the beam pivot tilted, is to enable an automatic ad jnetment et the embedded plow to a Jfurrow opening; "plane,

rlhe hand operated means for rotatingl the draw bar may be `conStrueted in anyv enita'ole manner. te shown, this mayf eonsist ot an elongated rod 124i: connected with the end ot te eranl arui which carried by and nprissee trom the drawv-bar 8.3. This; rod eX- tende rearwardly to the Yieinity ot the operators which is on the right-hand overhanging; Corner ot, the traine. and adjacent which is loeated a Suitable segment, 126. his; Segment may he bolted to the eilteinling portionl ot the rear 'frame beam -Ll. liw oted at 12T to the segment is the hand-lever 12S having an armlportion extending: 'from said pivot l2? to' a connection 129 with the operating rod '124.

it is to be noted that the aforesaid elements are arranged and connected in such a manner that the rod 124 actsA as a compression member in turning the draw-bar clockwise. This movement, however, will not call for an application of .suiiicient force to cause such rod 124 to buckle, for such movement is attained by a retreat of t-he plowing toe if the machine is standin still, and if it is advancing, the pull C. the p ow-heams will operate to turn such draw-bar v85 in the same direction. On the other hand, when it is desired to turn the draw-bar 85 anti-clock-A wise, the rod 124 acts as a tension member and will readily transmit such force as may be required since it then has no tendency to buckle.

When the machine is traveling to'or from its work, it is desirable to lift the plows clear from the ground, and this may be done by means of the turn-shaft 130 which is ar-^ ranged at such an angle as will locate it on the frame above the plows. It may be supported by bearings 131 and 132, and may be turned by the ratchet lever 133. This turn- `shaft carries worms 134, one being above each plow, and chains 135 extend from each plow to the overlying worm, so that upon turning the shaft, theywill be wound up on su'ch'worms and lift the plows clear of the ground.

Having described our invention, we claim 1. A structure of the nature disclosed combining a frame, aplow body, a draw beam pivoted thereto and extending into connection with said frame,. determining. means automatically varying the angle bell tween the draw be'am and the plow body in accordance with the movement in', a vertical plane of the draw beam, and mechanism op-l erablc from the frame for adjustably'con-- trolling said determining means and inefective to impede the free vertical swing'ofsaid draw beam.

2. A structure of the nature disclosed combining a frame, a plow body, a draw bea-1n pivotedto said plow body and having an adjustable mount-ing on .sa-id frame, and means automatically positively.determining the angle between said plow body and said draw beam in accordance with the adjustment of the mounting of said draw beam on said frame.

3. A structure of the nature disclosed combining a frame, a bracket dep/ending from an intermediate portion of said frame,

i a draw beam pivoted to said bracket and extending rearwardly beneath said frame, a plow body-pivoted to the rear end of said draw beam, means for adjusting the pivotal relationship between the draw beam and said bracket, and mechanism extending from'said means to saidI plow body for', adjusting the angular' yrelation kin a vert-ical plane between said plow body and said draw beam.

Il. A structure 'of the nature disclosed,

combining a plow body, a draw beam pivoted thereto, a frame, adjustable connectionsl f decreasing the angle between said plow body and said beam and .simultaneously adjusting said connections to, move said draw beam rearwardly.

6. A structure of the nature disclosed, combining a plow body, a draw beam pivoted thereto, a frame connected with said beam, and instrument-alities extending Vfrom said frame to the pivoted connections of said plow body for so adjusting the angle of the same relative to said draw beam as automatically to vary the angle of Athe plow body relative to the ground.

7. A structure of the nature disclosed,

combining al plow body, a draw beam plvoted thereto, a frame, means connecting said draw beam with said frame, and mechanism extending from the plow body to the forwardjend of said beam and operative Ato adjust the angular relation between said plow body and said beam progressively to increase the angle 'between the ground and the plow body in accordance with the relative uprise of the latter.

A structure of the nature disclosed, combining a plow body, a draw beam eX- tending therefrom, a frame, a lever pivo'tally connected with said draw beam and with said frame, said pivots being vertically distanced from one another, a lever operating mea-ns to vary the position ot the draw beam relative to said frame' and mechanism connected with said means for determining the angle between said plow body and said draw beam.

9. A structure of the nature disclosed, combining a plow body, va draw beam pivoted thereto, instrumentalities for adjusting the angular `relation between said parts, a frame, a lever connected with said instrumentalities and also connecting said' draw beam with said trame and adjustable to vary therelation between .said draw beam and frame.

.10. A structure of the nature. disclosed, combining a plow body, a draw beam pivoted thereto, a frame, a lever pivoted at an intermediate point to said frame and at its lower end connected with said beam, and means for connecting the upper endfo'f said lever with the plow body lfor varying the angle between the plow body and said beam by turning said lever.

lL'A'structure of the nature disclosed, combining a plow body, a draw beam pivtonnelle extending from one oit said plows and all 4operative from the 'frame arranged in eelielon, a frame,

a lifted pivotal mounting thereon,

connected to said trame at points approximately in transverse alinement, and means operativev from the :trame for simu taneously varying tbe angle between each oiz the plows and its draw beam.

13. lli plow structure et the nature disclosed, combining plurality ot plows and a plurality oit progressively longer draw beams each. extending from one of said plowsl and all connected to said frame at points approximately in transverse alinemcnt, and means for simultaneonsly and equally varying1 the angle between each of the plows and its draw beam.

lll. A plow structureel the nature disclosed combining' a trame', a member having;` a draw beam pivoted to said member at a point distant i'rom its lined pivot, a plow pivoted to said dr'awvbeaimand means connecting` said plow and member for swinging; said member about its lined pivot and simultaneously adjusting the angular relation between said plow and draw beam.

l5. il plow structure oi the nature disclosed combining; a frame, u vertically 'floatingf plow, means dragging said plow from 'said frame, mechanism automatically posi- Jtively determininol 'the pitch of. said plow in accordance with the vertical rise and tall of said plow relative to said trame, and means lor adjustingT said mechanism.

lli. ln a device of the nature disclosed, a trame, a recit sbatt having' two arms, a plow beamA pivoted to one of said arms,-a plow and plow support pivotally connected to said beam, connections between said seoond arm and said support vlor rocking the 'latter in la 'vertical plane when the beam is moved in said plane, me' the rook shaft.

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and means for operatlevice oiC the nature disclosed, a frame, a roc-lr shalt havingr two arms, a plow beam pivoted to one of said arms, a plow and plow `support pivoted on said beam, moans v inneetingr said support with said second ,aan adapted tofroclr said support when said beam is operated, and moans tor operating said rock shalt to simultaneously move the beam and rock the support thereon.

18. ln a device olf the nature disclosed, a tal plow structure oi? the nature V varied in the ve:tica

frame, a plow beam pivotally suspendedl at its liront end :trom the iti-amc, a plow and plow support piro-tally secured on the rear end of said beam, and means tor simultaneously adjlisting;l the pivotal end of the beam and the anpgnlar adjustment et said support in a 'vertical plane.

19. ln a device of the nature disclosed, a'

frame., a rock sha lt having; two arms, a plow beam pivotally connected at the front end to one of said arms, a plow and plow sup-l port pivotally secured to the rear end of said beam, a toothed segment on said-support, a member pivoted intermediately on the beam, the liront end of said men'iber having; a sliding,l connection with said second rock arm, the rear end of said member having a toothed segment engaging with'the segment of the support, and means for operating said rock shaft, whereby tbe pivotal point ot the beam is moved and the angular Y adjustment of the su port is simultaneously plane when the rock shaft is' operated.

"20. ln a device of thenature disclosed, a frame, a rock shaft having-two arms, a plow beam pivotally connected at the front end to one of said arms, a plow and plow support pivotally secured to the rear end of said beam, a longitudinally extensible membe1 intermediately pivoted to the beam,I its opposite ends beine; connected to lsaidfsecond arm and to said support, and means for operating' the rock shaft, whereby the piv-.

otal point ot the beam andl the angular adjustment ot the plow are simultaneously chang-ed in the vertical ,plane when said shaftis operated, said longitudinally extenlsible provision enabling the angular adjustment of the support to be automatically .varied under the influence ot' the draft when the plow is embedded in the earth.

Q-l. ln a device of tbe nature disclosed, a frame, a plow beam pivotally suspended at its l'ront end, means for vertically adj ustinp; said pivotal point, a plow and plow support angularly adjustable in a vertical plane on the 'rear end of said beam, means for silmiltaneously eii'eetin'g the adjustments of said beam and support, and means enabling the support; to be independently adjusted relative to the beam under the influence of the draft when the plow 'is en'lbedded in the eartb'.

22. ln a device oi tbe nature disclosed, a frame, a series el plow beams pivotallv suspended at their itront ends from the frame, a plow and plow support pivotally secured at the rear end oi! each beam, means for simultaneously adjustingy pivotal ends of the` beams and the angular adjustment, ot said supports in vertical plane` and means at the pivotal ends oll said beams ioifadju'sting said beams at diiierent angles i` horizonplane for lateral spaoing'yoig, ieplows.

23. InY a device of the nature d1sclosed,`a frame, ,a rocking mechanism, aplow beam and plow support, and connections between said rocking mechanism and said beam and vsupport adapted to impart a scissors-like 'movement to the beam -`and support for adjust-ing the plow in avertical plane.

In a device vof the nature disclosed, a fame, a rocking mechanism, a plow beam and plow support, connections between said rocking` mechanism, and said support and beam adapted to impart a scissors-like movement to thebeam and support for adjusting the plow in a lvertical-plane,'said connections enablingr an independent movement of the support relative to the beam under influence of the draft vwhen the plowis embedded in the earth'enabling theA plow to travel in a furrow opening plane.

25. In a device of the nature disclosed, a frame, a plow beam pivotally supported at its front end, a plow and plow support piv otally supported at the rear end of the beam, and means connecting said support relative to the frame, adapted to'rock said support on the beam when the beam is rocked on its pivot.

26. In a device. of the nature disclosed, a

frame, a plow beam pivotally supported at its front end, a plow and plow support piv-l otally supported at the rear end of the beam, means connecting said support relative to the frame, adapted to rock said support on the beam when the beam is rocked on its pivot, and means for vertically7 adjusting the beam4 pivot adapted to simultaneously move the beam and support to adjust the plow point. 4

27. In a device of the na-ture'disclosed, a. frame, a plow and plow suspending means, means on the :frame for adjusting the plow to point upwardly r or downwardly, and means actuated by the draft when vit is embedded in the earth to automatically adjust the plow point in a Substantially horizontal alinement enabling the plow to travel in a furrow opening plane.

28. In a device of thenature disclosed, a frame, a plow beam pivoted at its front end, means for rockingf said pivot point in a vertical plane, a plow and support pivoted at the rear end of said beam and adapted to bel ator on the frame for simultaneously rocking the beam and the support thereon and devices for locking the controlling mechanism in any predetermined position.

30. In a device of the nature disclosed, a

vframe, a pivotally mounted plow beam, a

plow and plow support pivotally mounted on said beam, means controllable by the operator-on the frame for operating the beam, devices for locking the operating` mechanism in any predetermined position, and means operatively connecting said beam and the support to produce relative movementbe, tween them when the beam is operated, said connectim.,r means being' adapted to enable` an automatic 'adjustment of the plow when the beam operating mechanism is in set position.

31. In a device of the nature disclosed, a frame, a pivotally mounted beam, a plow and plow support pivotally mounted on the beam, means for rocking thepivoted point of the beam in the arc of a circle in vertical plane, and means connecting the beam and the plow support, adapted to simultaneously rock the plow support in the arc of a lcircle in a vertical plane, tive movement between the beam and support for adjusting otal point of the beam is moving into its arc of travel, said means enabling'a relative movement of the beam and supportwhen the Lbea-m pivotal point is fixed in a1- given position of adjustment, `for automatically bringing the plow into a furrow opening plane.

set our handsr PAUL A. MONTANUS. ARTHUR W. GRANT. 1Witnesses:

EDWARD SIDNEY MoN'rANUs, y MARYCATHERINE DEASY.

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